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V'V"as encouraged to speak vv-ith other parking lot oV'V"ners,. including U .S_ Bank,. vvl1.ich agreed rlot to to-vv cars after hO"Llrs. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Arkin.,. lV1:r. Iserson confIrmed that tl,e bank vvould not install additional signage. Sta:Cfvvould like the applicant to in:Corn""l her customers that parking vv-ould be available at the U.S. Bank parking lot. COIT1missioner Roberts suggested that the signage state that there vvo"Llld be 1'10 restaurant parking alloV'V"ed d"Llring bal""l.k hours_ !\.I1r_ Tserson l""loted that all property oVV"ners and tenalTts vvithil"1 1.,.000 feet of the subject property had been notified. Lee lV1cV\Tilliams,. 340 Ray Street,. had vv-ritten a letter vvhich expressed opposition an.d concern about the potential :tor noise during the late night hours_ Chris Beratlis suggested that the use permit be brought back for revievv in six n"1onths. "Na1'1ette "Vogel encouraged tl""l.e Commission to approve the application; sl"1e lives on St. John"s Street_ Christine Cardullo also expressed COllcern about noise and parking on Ray Street_ Since receiving those cCHT1mel""l.tS,. additional e-mail vvasreceived;tl.1e Commissioners have copies of those. Iv1:r. Iserson advised that the Economic Restr"Llcturing Committee ortl""l.e PleaSal""l.ton DOV'lVntovvn ~ssociation supports tl"1is use permit,. encourages the "Llse of valet parking" and encourages other businesses on !\Aain Street and side streets vvithin a hal-t- block of l"v'Iain to stay open u.ntil 1 :00 a.m. to create a dovvntovvn nightlife_ Iv1:r. .lserson 'VVas comfortable vvith the conditions of approval and believed that late hours vvould V'V"ork. Staffvvas sensitive to the COl""l.CernS o-t- surrounding l"1eighbors" and tried to create a balance that vvou.ld minimize al""l.Y issues. l-le recolT1mended this application subject to the conditions listed in Exhibit ....E.",,. COIT1missioner Roberts noted th.at the il"1-lieu fee l'1ad not bCel'1 paid for the 35 parking spaces_ lV1:r. Iserson confirmed tl,at the applicant vvas avvare that it must be paid. l-le noted tl'1at tl-:te proposed Parking Ordi-nance vvould lovver the required parking for tl1.is use if th.e Ordinance is adopted. In response to an inquiry by Comrn.issioner .rov1:aas,. lV:lr_ Iserson conf:'irlTl-cd tl-:tat the in liC"L1- fee vvas not paid because the City Courlcil specifically approved it as a deferred in lieu parking agree1T1ent. T:EIE PUBLIC :EIEARING VV AS OPENED. lV1:ari Kennard,. applicant" noted that she ran a family ovvned and operated business" and that the Danville business had been open ror tV'V"o-and-a-half years. She believed t:hat tl"1e CroV'V"n Pub could be an asset to the family-oriented community,. vvhere she had lived for 14 years_ Sl"1e noted that a pub V'V"as different from a bar" a.r1d noted that historically,. "tl-:te PLA~ING COlVllVlISSJON l'vIINUTES September 10, 2003 Page 4 T. "7- T-.--